ecc
spg
mh2
pmh2
Persist 
Sorcery
Oracle Text
Return target nonlegendary creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
Format Legality
ModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Persist, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern | 21 | 4 | 129 | 3.9 |
| Duel Commander | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
Details
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 2
- Collector #
- 83
Non-foilShowcase
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Persist
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Fallaji Archaeologist
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Grief
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
- 1 Grave Titan
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Magister of Worth
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Lord of Change
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (15)
Instants (21)
- 1 Bitter Triumph
- 1 Shallow Grave
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Daze
- 1 Flash
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Dihada's Ploy
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Corpse Dance
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Tainted Indulgence
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Faithful Mending
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Island
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Fallaji Archaeologist
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Grief
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
- 1 Grave Titan
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Magister of Worth
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Lord of Change
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (15)
Instants (21)
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Bitter Triumph
- 1 Shallow Grave
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Daze
- 1 Flash
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Dihada's Ploy
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Corpse Dance
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Tainted Indulgence
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Faithful Mending
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Island
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Fallaji Archaeologist
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Grief
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
- 1 Grave Titan
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Magister of Worth
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Lord of Change
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (15)
Instants (21)
- 1 Bitter Triumph
- 1 Shallow Grave
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Daze
- 1 Flash
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Dihada's Ploy
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Corpse Dance
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Tainted Indulgence
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Faithful Mending
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Island
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (6)
Enchantments (6)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (6)
Enchantments (6)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (12)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (4)
Enchantments (8)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (6)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (6)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
- 1 Fallaji Archaeologist
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Grief
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (15)
Instants (22)
- 1 Bitter Triumph
- 1 Shallow Grave
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Daze
- 1 Flash
- 1 Corpse Dance
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Tainted Indulgence
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Ephemerate
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Faithful Mending
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (6)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Island
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Grief
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Triumph of Saint Katherine
- 1 Magister of Worth
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Lord of Change
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (16)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (5)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Island
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Fallaji Archaeologist
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Grief
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Lord of Change
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (15)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (6)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Island
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (23)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Grief
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Magister of Worth
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Lord of Change
- 1 Astral Dragon
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Psychic Frog
Sorceries (14)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Island
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (14)
Instants (6)
Enchantments (8)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (14)
Enchantments (8)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (7)
Enchantments (8)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
